{"product_id":"lost-for-words-a-novel","title":"Lost for Words","description":"\u003cp\u003eEdward St. Aubyn is \"great at dissecting an entire social world\" (Michael Chabon, Los Angeles Times)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEdward St. Aubyn's Patrick Melrose novels were some of the most celebrated works of fiction of the past decade. Ecstatic praise came from a wide range of admirers, from literary superstars such as Zadie Smith, Francine Prose, Jeffrey Eugenides, and Michael Chabon to pop-culture icons such as Anthony Bourdain and January Jones. Now St. Aubyn returns with a hilariously smart send-up of a certain major British literary award.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe judges on the panel of the Elysian Prize for Literature must get through hundreds of submissions to find the best book of the year. Meanwhile, a host of writers are desperate for Elysian attention: the brilliant writer and serial heartbreaker Katherine Burns; the lovelorn debut novelist Sam Black; and Bunjee, convinced that his magnum opus, The Mulberry Elephant, will take the literary world by storm. Things go terribly wrong when Katherine's publisher accidentally submits a cookery book in place of her novel; one of the judges finds himself in the middle of a scandal; and Bunjee, aghast to learn his book isn't on the short list, seeks revenge.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLost for Words is a witty, fabulously entertaining satire that cuts to the quick of some of the deepest questions about the place of art in our celebrity-obsessed culture, and asks how we can ever hope to recognize real talent when everyone has an agenda.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Edward St. Aubyn","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46724752834729,"sku":"9780374280291","price":9.99,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0424\/9518\/0962\/files\/9780374280291.jpg?v=1768012304","url":"https:\/\/roseyravelstonbooks.com.au\/products\/lost-for-words-a-novel","provider":"RoseyRavelston Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}